My friend Christine has a really comprehensive reading list: she reads a lot. I wanted to copy her, so I'm enumerating the books I'm reading/have finished reading this year. I'm even copying her formatting. Welcome to my 2025 reading list. Click on links for any hot-takes in my Let's Read posts.
In Progress:
(In no particular order.)
- Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck (2016) by Mark Manson. Non-fiction, self-help.
- Free at Last: Sudbury Valley School (1995) by Daniel Greenberg. Non-fiction, education.
- Governance Core (2019) by Michael Fullan. Non-fiction, governance, organisational leadership. Yes I'm still reading this lol.
- Lud-in-the-mist (1926) by Hope Mirrlees. Fiction, fae, magic.
- The Notebook: A History of Thinking on Paper (2023) by Roland Allen. Non-fiction.
Completed:
(Most recent at top.)
- Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking (2020) by T Kingfisher. Fiction, magic, YA.
- Multipliers, Revised and Updated (2017) by Liz Wiseman. Non-fiction, leadership.
- Blood of Tyrants (2013) by Naomi Novik. Fiction, historical fantasy, dragons. Book 8 of Temeraire series.
- Crucible of Gold (2012) by Naomi Novik. Fiction, historical fantasy, dragons. Book 7 of Temeraire series.